Reflector attachment for broiler doors



Patented Nov. 15, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Howard L. Farra, Plainfield, N. J.

Application J line 4, 1946, Serial No. 674,263

1 Claim. 1

This invention deals with improvements in cooking ranges. More specifically, it relates to methods of ascertaining whether the broiler in a range is in actual operation by the use of a reflector on the door of the broiler compartment.

In the case of gas or electric operated broilers employing an incandescent source of energy for supplying the broiling heat, the heat source is generally located in the upper portion of the compartment. The food to be broiled is placed on a tray or grille under the heat source, the heat is turned on, and the door to the compartment is closed. In most cases, it is necessary to stoop down to see whether the gas flame had ignited, or whether the electrical coil is operating.

One object of this invention is to provide means for readily ascertaining whether the broiling means is in operation without resorting to stooping. Other objects will become apparent from the description which is to follow.

These objects are accomplished by employing a reflector on the inside of the door of the broiler compartment, so that a reflection of the incandescent broiling source can be observed on the reflector by merely partially opening the door of said compartment.

The invention may be more readily understood from the drawings in which Figure 1 shows a top view of a strap type of reflector, the side view of which is shown in Figure 2, while Figure 3 gives an enlarged view of the spring used in Figures 1 and 2.

Referring again to the drawing, numerals 46 and 4! represent straps made of polished stainless steel, for example, which are attached to each other by a sliding joint 48. The other ends 50 and 5| are bent to a right angle to facilitate engagement to the side of the broiler compartment door. On each side of the sliding joint, and at the rear of the straps are pins or fasteners 53 to which is attached flat spring 52. The bent ends 50 and 5| are clamped to the lower section of the inside of the door. When the two straps are spread apart, end 49 of, strap 5| slides over 5 section 54 of strap 46. These are held tightly against the door surface by contraction of spring 52. Since the straps have mirror surfaces, the reflection of the flame in the broiler will be visible to the operator over a wide range of the position of the eye of the operator as the broiler door is opened.

I claim:

A reflecting unit for the inner surface of a range broiler door comprising two metal strips, the end of one sliding under the end of the other, engaging means on the lateral edges of the strips to hold the strips together and allow the strips to slide longitudinally with respect to each other, a reflecting surface on the upper surface of the 20 strips, extensions on the unengaged ends of the strips, and a clamp on each free end of each extension to allow clamping on the edge of the broiler door.

HOWARD L. FARRA.

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